GM Andre Diamant (former Brazian Champion, already applied and in the process of attending Texas Tech in the near future) and IM Cuenta are leading XXXVII Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez after 8 rounds ahead of top seeds GMs Granda (2643), Bruzon (2641), Burmakin (2604), etc.

Granda started out with perfect 6-0 but lost to Diamant in round 7. Diamant is performing at 2743 after 8 rounds. Here are the current leaders:

1 GM Diamant Andre BRA 2486 7,0 39,0 43,5 33,5
2 IM Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando ESP 2453 7,0 37,5 41,0 31,0
3 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2643 6,5 42,0 46,0 33,5
4 IM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2527 6,5 39,5 43,0 29,5
5 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2641 6,5 39,0 43,0 31,0
6 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2551 6,0 40,0 44,5 30,0
7 IM Martinez Martin David ESP 2390 6,0 37,0 41,0 29,5
8 FM Valmana Canto Jaime ESP 2354 6,0 35,0 39,0 27,0
9 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2604 6,0 34,5 39,0 27,5
10 IM Monroy Charles FRA 2449 6,0 34,5 38,0 28,5
11 Chueca Forcen Alberto ESP 2282 6,0 34,0 37,5 27,5
12 IM Guerra Bastida Diego ESP 2432 6,0 33,5 37,5 27,5
13 GM Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G ESP 2524 6,0 33,5 37,5 27,0
14 IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2399 6,0 33,5 36,5 27,5
15 FM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2304 6,0 33,0 36,5 25,5
16 FM Forcen Esteban Daniel ESP 2343 6,0 32,5 36,0 26,5
17 Gemy Jose Daniel BOL 2215 6,0 29,0 31,0 24,5

Full results here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr31966.aspx?lan=2

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